almud
noun
al·mud
(ˈ)al¦müd
variants or almude
alˈmüdə
plural -s
: any of various old Portuguese and Spanish units of capacity varying as a dry measure from about 2 to 21 quarts and as a liquid measure from about 5 to 32 quarts
Word History
Etymology
Spanish almud & Portuguese almude, from Arabic al-mudd, a dry measure
First Known Use
1781, in the meaning defined above